SOLUTION: Draw the line through the point (-1, 3) that is parallel to the y-axis. Write the equation of this line and state its slope. show your work

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Question 1128291: Draw the line through the point (-1, 3) that is parallel to the y-axis. Write the equation of this line and state its slope. show your work
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Parallel to the y-axis means the line is vertical.
A vertical line has infinite slope.
The equation is: because the line
goes through every possible value for y, but only
one value for x

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